{"product_id":"when-haru-was-here","title":"When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhen Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" id=\"p-rc_e43ede75e33d21d1-163\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-262\"\u003eIf you read Dustin Thao’s smash-hit debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-262\"\u003eYou’ve Reached Sam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-262 citation-end-262\"\u003e, you already know that he is an absolute master at making readers cry over the fragile boundaries of grief.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003eHis second novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003eWhen Haru Was Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003e, leans right back into those emotionally devastating, bittersweet themes, pitched brilliantly as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"304\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003eWe Are Okay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"322\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261\"\u003eWandavision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-261 citation-end-261\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_e43ede75e33d21d1-164\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-260 citation-end-260\"\u003eIt is a psychological, magical-realism Young Adult novel that dives deeply into the messy, isolating reality of losing someone you love.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\" id=\"p-rc_e43ede75e33d21d1-165\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-259\"\u003eThe novel follows 19-year-old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-259\"\u003eEric Ly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-259 citation-end-259\"\u003e, an aspiring Vietnamese-American filmmaker living in Chicago who is entirely reeling from a devastating tragedy: the death of his best friend and unrequited crush, Daniel.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-258 citation-end-258\"\u003eWith his sister away touring with a band and his parents emotionally distant, Eric is profoundly lonely.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-257 citation-end-257\"\u003eTo cope with the overwhelming silence of his grief, he starts retreating into his own mind, inventing imaginary scenarios just to escape his reality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_e43ede75e33d21d1-167\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-256 citation-end-256\"\u003eEverything changes when one of his daydream scenarios seemingly crosses over into the real world.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-255\"\u003eWhile sitting in a coffee shop, Eric is suddenly reunited with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"161\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-255\"\u003eHaru Tanaka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-255 citation-end-255\"\u003e—a kind, enigmatic boy he had met fourteen months prior during a high school trip to Japan.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-254 citation-end-254\"\u003eThey had spent one perfect day exploring together before losing touch.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 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class=\"citation-251 citation-end-251\"\u003eHaru becomes Eric’s literal lifeline, pulling him out of his dark depression.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-250 citation-end-250\"\u003eBut as they spend more time together, Haru’s presence becomes erratic and sporadic.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-249 citation-end-249\"\u003eEric is forced to face a terrifying psychological cliff: Is Haru a ghost?\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e A manifestation of his broken psyche? 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